[2] Incumbent APC Governor Hope Uzodinma was re-elected, with him winning all the 27 local government areas.

[2] In late 2022 and early 2023, reporting revealed an intense internal battle within the Imo PDP over the gubernatorial ticket between the state party's two most influential figures: former Senator Samuel Anyanwu and former Governor Emeka Ihedioha.

Anyanwu and Ihedioha had competed for the 2019 nomination and struggled for control of the state party during the 2022 legislative primaries.

In January 2023, observers noted PDP concern that the Anyanwu-Ihedioha feud could hurt the party ahead of elections in both February and October.

[11] On 25 October 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission released the timetable, setting out key dates and deadlines for the election.